Casa Grande ARIZONA
Jun 14th 2006, 4:43 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by englishnurse
well this is the situation
i am a nurse with an agency i wanted to go to fl but the agency had no jobs there they offered me shreveport louisiana and i turned it down, then they offered me oakland, which i also turned down, then i got offered casa grande, so i took it as the previous offers were a pile of pants in my opinion!
i see casa grande as a stepping stone to other things if i hate it, i may love it, if so i will stay, all i know is im going to the usa and im going to make the best of it.
i did look into schools, and they are not the best but i dont believe the schooling here is that good, results and tables are fixed and every year there is an uproar as so many pass their a levels and gcses that people believe they are getting easier whether that is true i really dont know but we will not know until we try.
mind you the way its going (slowly) i dont feel like i will ever get there
i am a nurse with an agency i wanted to go to fl but the agency had no jobs there they offered me shreveport louisiana and i turned it down, then they offered me oakland, which i also turned down, then i got offered casa grande, so i took it as the previous offers were a pile of pants in my opinion!
i see casa grande as a stepping stone to other things if i hate it, i may love it, if so i will stay, all i know is im going to the usa and im going to make the best of it.
i did look into schools, and they are not the best but i dont believe the schooling here is that good, results and tables are fixed and every year there is an uproar as so many pass their a levels and gcses that people believe they are getting easier whether that is true i really dont know but we will not know until we try.
mind you the way its going (slowly) i dont feel like i will ever get there
Jun 14th 2006, 4:44 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by englishnurse
well this is the situation
i am a nurse with an agency i wanted to go to fl but the agency had no jobs there they offered me shreveport louisiana and i turned it down, then they offered me oakland, which i also turned down, then i got offered casa grande, so i took it as the previous offers were a pile of pants in my opinion!
i see casa grande as a stepping stone to other things if i hate it, i may love it, if so i will stay, all i know is im going to the usa and im going to make the best of it.
i did look into schools, and they are not the best but i dont believe the schooling here is that good, results and tables are fixed and every year there is an uproar as so many pass their a levels and gcses that people believe they are getting easier whether that is true i really dont know but we will not know until we try.
mind you the way its going (slowly) i dont feel like i will ever get there
i am a nurse with an agency i wanted to go to fl but the agency had no jobs there they offered me shreveport louisiana and i turned it down, then they offered me oakland, which i also turned down, then i got offered casa grande, so i took it as the previous offers were a pile of pants in my opinion!
i see casa grande as a stepping stone to other things if i hate it, i may love it, if so i will stay, all i know is im going to the usa and im going to make the best of it.
i did look into schools, and they are not the best but i dont believe the schooling here is that good, results and tables are fixed and every year there is an uproar as so many pass their a levels and gcses that people believe they are getting easier whether that is true i really dont know but we will not know until we try.
mind you the way its going (slowly) i dont feel like i will ever get there
You sound like you've already made up your mind, so I hope it works out for you. I just hope you really think through what you are doing for you & your family. Have you thought about the major differences between the 2 countries? You really should think about how you feel about guns, extortionate health care, the lack of green countryside, drink driving, lack of annual/sick/maternity leave, crap driving skills, the heat, the desert. Plus the one major thing, that coming on holiday to the States is one thing, but living here is a whole different ball game. Of course this is all my opinion & something that you can just ignore if you like!!!
Jun 14th 2006, 5:16 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by evoal2003
If your from Shropshire you should find Casa Grande real vibrant.
you lot on here scare me
Jun 14th 2006, 5:24 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by Partystar
Well, I guess it really depends on where you are from & what you are looking for. I'm from the Oxford area & the schools there are superb, I should know I went to them! You sound like you've already made up your mind, so I hope it works out for you. I just hope you really think through what you are doing for you & your family. Have you thought about the major differences between the 2 countries? You really should think about how you feel about guns, extortionate health care, the lack of green countryside, drink driving, lack of annual/sick/maternity leave, crap driving skills, the heat, the desert. Plus the one major thing, that coming on holiday to the States is one thing, but living here is a whole different ball game. Of course this is all my opinion & something that you can just ignore if you like!!!
You sound like you've already made up your mind, so I hope it works out for you. I just hope you really think through what you are doing for you & your family. Have you thought about the major differences between the 2 countries? You really should think about how you feel about guns, extortionate health care, the lack of green countryside, drink driving, lack of annual/sick/maternity leave, crap driving skills, the heat, the desert. Plus the one major thing, that coming on holiday to the States is one thing, but living here is a whole different ball game. Of course this is all my opinion & something that you can just ignore if you like!!! health care is going to be expensive in the uk in the future
will probably miss the greenery
drink driving i hate
the annual leave is a problem but i usually end up working mine here and getting the overtime pay as hubby doesnt have as much as me anyway
crap driving (you should see how the farmers drive their tractors around here lol)
heat and desert ( i could do with sweating off a few hundred pounds)
actually i do worry and have thought a bit about the above but how i see it is that the whole of the usa is not like that (hopefully) so there must be something there for us somewhere
and ive signed the contract so its a bit of tough poop on me really lmao :scared:
Jun 14th 2006, 5:29 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by Partystar
Of course this is all my opinion & something that you can just ignore if you like!!!
Jun 14th 2006, 5:33 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by englishnurse
dont like guns (if they are pointing at me )
health care is going to be expensive in the uk in the future
will probably miss the greenery
drink driving i hate
the annual leave is a problem but i usually end up working mine here and getting the overtime pay as hubby doesnt have as much as me anyway
crap driving (you should see how the farmers drive their tractors around here lol)
heat and desert ( i could do with sweating off a few hundred pounds)
actually i do worry and have thought a bit about the above but how i see it is that the whole of the usa is not like that (hopefully) so there must be something there for us somewhere
and ive signed the contract so its a bit of tough poop on me really lmao :scared:
health care is going to be expensive in the uk in the future
will probably miss the greenery
drink driving i hate
the annual leave is a problem but i usually end up working mine here and getting the overtime pay as hubby doesnt have as much as me anyway
crap driving (you should see how the farmers drive their tractors around here lol)
heat and desert ( i could do with sweating off a few hundred pounds)
actually i do worry and have thought a bit about the above but how i see it is that the whole of the usa is not like that (hopefully) so there must be something there for us somewhere
and ive signed the contract so its a bit of tough poop on me really lmao :scared:
Anyway, don't worry, you'll soon realise how it is here & you'll most likely be begging for the NHS! Let us know what you think down the line, once you've been here for a little while.
Jun 14th 2006, 5:35 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Oh dear!
Luv ya!
Jun 14th 2006, 5:53 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by Partystar
Yes, can I help you my darlin'?!?!
Luv ya!
Luv ya!
Jun 14th 2006, 6:03 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Howz the new house?
Jun 14th 2006, 6:04 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by Partystar
Superb! I'm lovin it, lovin it, lovin it!!!
Don't you dare leave till you've done your natz!
Jun 14th 2006, 6:06 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by fatbrit
Good!
Don't you dare leave till you've done your natz!
Don't you dare leave till you've done your natz!
Jun 14th 2006, 6:08 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by Partystar
*No comment*
You'll regret it down the line!
Jun 14th 2006, 6:09 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by fatbrit
You'll regret it down the line!
Jun 14th 2006, 6:32 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by englishnurse
dont like guns (if they are pointing at me )
health care is going to be expensive in the uk in the future
will probably miss the greenery
drink driving i hate
the annual leave is a problem but i usually end up working mine here and getting the overtime pay as hubby doesnt have as much as me anyway
crap driving (you should see how the farmers drive their tractors around here lol)
heat and desert ( i could do with sweating off a few hundred pounds)
actually i do worry and have thought a bit about the above but how i see it is that the whole of the usa is not like that (hopefully) so there must be something there for us somewhere
and ive signed the contract so its a bit of tough poop on me really lmao :scared:
health care is going to be expensive in the uk in the future
will probably miss the greenery
drink driving i hate
the annual leave is a problem but i usually end up working mine here and getting the overtime pay as hubby doesnt have as much as me anyway
crap driving (you should see how the farmers drive their tractors around here lol)
heat and desert ( i could do with sweating off a few hundred pounds)
actually i do worry and have thought a bit about the above but how i see it is that the whole of the usa is not like that (hopefully) so there must be something there for us somewhere
and ive signed the contract so its a bit of tough poop on me really lmao :scared:
Life is what you make of it after all.
Jun 14th 2006, 7:16 pm
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Re: Casa Grande ARIZONA
Originally Posted by evoal2003
If your from Shropshire you should find Casa Grande real vibrant.